Re: It came from a land down under
Hi Tarence,
Your's is probably P. 'Aphrodite', since it was given to you as that. P. 'Down Under' is a different cultivar. Both plants look similar as they both have P. moctezumae as a parent(in fact, almost anything with P. moctezumae as a parent looks somewhat like this). However, P. 'Aphrodite' has P. agnata as its other parent, while 'Down Under' has P. emarginata as its other parent.
The differences between the two are not easy to tell without actually growing the plant: 'Aphrodite' has larger leaves and larger flowers, plus it forms a winter rosette, while 'Down Under' is smaller, does not form a winter rosette, but turns red far more easily and never really loses the red colour, even under shade. Its flowers also have darker veins.
I hope to grow 'Aphrodite' someday, I really like Pings with leaves of this kind.
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